Sunday, July 6, 2008
The General Assembly is now in session.
Tracking Virginia’s General Assembly
since 2007.
SB44: At-risk students; local school boards may establish after school programs.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 22.1-199.5 as follows:
§ 22.1-199.5. After school programs for at-risk students.
A local school board may establish after school programs
designed to prevent at-risk youth from engaging in illegal or gang-related
activities for [ students who attend elementary, middle, or high
schools. To be eligible to attend such programs, a student shall be enrolled in
a public school in the relevant school division. school
aged children. ]
[ State and local funds appropriated for educational
purposes may be used to support such programs.
State and local funds appropriated for K through 12 education that are not specifically restricted for other purposes may be used to support such after-school programs. ]
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 22.1-199.5 as follows:
§ 22.1-199.5. After school programs for at-risk students.
A local school board may establish after school programs designed to prevent at-risk youth from engaging in illegal or gang-related activities for students who attend elementary, middle, or high schools. To be eligible to attend such programs, a student shall be enrolled in a public school in the relevant school division.
State and local funds appropriated for educational purposes may be used to support such programs.
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Explanation
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